Mel Clark Stats

Mel Clark was born on Wednesday, July 7, 1926, in Letart, West Virginia. Clark was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 11, 1951, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mel Clark baseball stats page.

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Mel Clark

Mel Clark Autograph on a 1983 Reprint (#67)

Mel Clark Autograph on a 1983 Reprint (#67)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Melvin Earl Clark
Nickname:   Mel
Born On:   07-07-1926
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Letart, West Virginia
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Ohio University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   09-11-1951 (Age 25)
Last Game:   05-01-1957
Draft:   Not Applicable
Mel Clark

Mel Clark Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Mel Clark

Mel Clark Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1951 Phillies 10 31 2 10 1 0 1 0 3 0 - 3 0 - 0 0 .323 .323 .452
1952 Phillies 47 155 20 52 6 4 1 1 15 6 - 13 5 - 1 4 .335 .364 .445
1953 Phillies 60 198 31 59 10 4 0 0 19 11 - 17 2 - 1 10 .298 .338 .389
1954 Phillies 83 233 26 56 9 7 1 0 24 17 - 21 5 1 0 13 .240 .291 .352
1955 Phillies 10 32 3 5 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 2 .156 .229 .250
1957 Tigers 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 215 656 82 182 29 15 3 1 63 37 0 61 12 1 2 30 .277 .318 .381
Mel Clark

Mel Clark Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1951 Phillies OF 7 - - 13 1.9 13 13 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1952 Phillies 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1952 Phillies OF 38 - - 86 2.3 86 81 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1953 Phillies OF 51 - - 107 2.1 106 104 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
1954 Phillies OF 63 - - 128 2.0 123 114 9 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 -
1955 Phillies RF 8 - - 22 2.8 22 19 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1957 Tigers LF 2 - - 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 159 0 0 334 2.1 328 312 16 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
RF Totals 8 0 0 22 2.8 22 19 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
LF Totals 2 0 0 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
3B Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
6 Years 170 - - 361 2.1 355 335 20 6 4 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 --
Mel Clark

Mel Clark Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1951 Phillies 0 1 .000 - - n/a 31.0 10.3 10.3 - - -
1952 Phillies 2 1 .667 - - n/a 155.0 11.9 10.3 - - -
1953 Phillies 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 11.6 10.4 - - -
1954 Phillies 0 1 .000 - - n/a 233.0 11.1 9.7 - - -
1955 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 8.0 32.0 - - -
1957 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.3 7.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 3 3 .500 - - n/a 218.7 10.8 10.4 - - -
Mel Clark

Mel Clark Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1951 Philadelphia Phillies 37 Undetermined - -
1952 Philadelphia Phillies 16 Undetermined - -
1953 Philadelphia Phillies 6, 16 Undetermined - -
1954 Philadelphia Phillies 16 Undetermined - -
1955 Philadelphia Phillies 16 Undetermined - -
1957 Detroit Tigers 12 Undetermined - -


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